New Cardiff (Wales not California) Band ‘Marionette’ have today announced their brand new debut single ‘Your Hand’ which will be released on Friday 27th of September. ‘Marionette made their well recieved debut on the Adam Walton BBC Introducing in Wales show on BBC Radio Wales on Saturday evening, which was deemed an ‘…a powerful and …
Hallelujah! Here’s the next Cae Gwyn Records release for you – “Baled,” the second single from Eryri band Ffenest. It’s a bit alt-country, with a splash of psychedelia. Debut release Rhywbeth Arall received worldwide attention and airplay on BBC 6 Music in the UK. Soundcloud Instagram
Enjoy this great tune. It’s Dan’s first since 2020! Proceeds to Mind.
Welsh Alt-Pop Quintet ‘Safari Gold’ return with the announcement of a brand new single which will be released digitally on the 29th of May. ‘Lemonade Baby’ will be the Cardiff band’s first release of 2024, with more new music scheduled for later on this year. Danny from the band explains:“Lemonade Baby is about reconnecting with …
DAUGHTER OF THE LATE GREAT ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME SINGERLEADS OPPOSITION TO MARRIOTT ESTATE-APPROVED PROJECT GROWING LIST OF SUPPORTERS INCLUDES:SMALL FACES’ KENNEY JONES AND HUMBLE PIE’S PETER FRAMPTON & JERRY SHIRLEY,ROBERT PLANT, DAVID GILMOUR, PAUL WELLER, PAUL RODGERS, JOE BROWN, BRYAN ADAMS, MATT SORUM, GLENN HUGHES, GARY KEMP, BOB HARRIS, AND MORE The …
TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG: THE 2 TONE RECORDS STORY –RUDE BOYS, RACISM AND THE SOUNDTRACK OF A GENERATIONBY DANIEL RACHEL WITH INTRODUCTIONBY PAULINE BLACK (THE SELECTER) CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW BOOK CHRONICLES REMARKABLE HISTORY OF CROSS-CULTURAL BRITISH YOUTH MOVEMENT AND SUCH BANDS AS THE SPECIALS, THE SELECTER, MADNESS, AND THE BEAT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DANIEL RACHELSET FOR …
An Ideal For Living Cover Art, credit: Joan LeMay Pre-Order Available Here First Book To Highlight The Format Features Contributions By Nearly 50 Music-Industry Veterans Including Britt Daniel (Spoon), Molly Neuman (Bratmobile), Chris Slusarenko (Guided By Voices, Eyelids), And Many More Today, author and veteran music writer and editor Corey duBrowa announces his first book, An Ideal For Living – A Celebration of …
Via Pexels So, you’re on the hunt for a game-changer in your health and lifestyle, right? Aren’t we all… Well, you’ve found yourself here, and we’re going to share some really helpful information on how sports can become that transformative element you’ve been looking for. Integrating sports into your lifestyle isn’t just about shedding pounds …
LA-based singer songwriter Whitney Lyman has announced exciting new ‘Floating’ single which will be released on the 29th of March 2024. The release of ‘Floating’ coincides with numerous featured performances that Whitney will be showcasing at this year’s FOCUS Wales Festival that’s happening in Wrexham, North Wales, at the start of May 2024. Whitney will be showcasing her new band consisting of Welsh musicians, so if your …
Photo Credit: Kirsten McTernan Siula’s vivid sound pallet evokes a nostalgic yet futuristic dive into a world of poetic optimism and romantic vulnerability and that’s perfectly realised on their new single, ‘Lucid Love’. The Cardiff-based cinematic pop project from Llion Robertson and Iqra Malik have crafted a song that explores the darker side of love. ‘Lucid …
WITH AN ADDED EUROPEAN SHOW IN THE NETHERLANDS STEELY DAN JOINS AS SPECIAL GUEST “The Eagles have had a miraculous 52-year odyssey, performing for people all over the globe; keeping the music alive in the face of tragic losses, upheavals and setbacks of many kinds. Credit and thanks go to our longtime management team, our …
Marc Mysterio wants to fight Jake Paul to unify the Vacant WBC Bridgerweight Silver and Vacant IBA Super Cruiserweight Championships and open a show for his fellow Irish Hero, Two-Weight World Champ Katie Taylor, at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. An Irish boxer and musician challenged YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul to a fight at Ireland’s biggest …
The Dawn Ever creeping Awakened me with fright. The light emerging… Increased my sight. In the birth of my thoughts I examine my plight. And set my sails to navigate a new day.
Tom Collins returns with yet another killer single. Whatever this young Welsh singer songwriter doesn’t know about catchy Indie Pop songs doesn’t need to be known! ‘Casting Smiles’ is simple, honest, and oozes pure pop. Collins ties his personal feelings into a feel good/up beat acoustic-led track which edges the listeners to come back for more. …
Ffenest are a brand new band from Eryri. “Rhywbeth Arall” marks the start of their journey. Dream pop inspired by the roots of those involved. Ffenest are: George Amor (Omaloma, Sen Segur), Ben Ellis (Phalcons, Sen Segur), Alex Morrison (Cate le Bon, H Hawkline) and Guto Evans (Malan, Crinc). https://song.link/qkbn3t2xx4ps8 https://www.instagram.com/recordiaucaegwyn https://recordiaucaegwyn.com/
Infusing elements of hip-hop, spoken word, R&B and soul with open and honest lyrics, South-Wales based singer-songwriter The Honest Poet is back with his latest single ‘Toxic City.’ Drawing inspiration from a rich, eclectic music palette and a diverse array of artists such as The Streets, Sam Cooke, and J Cole, The Honest Poet effortlessly weaves narratives from his life against …
Stream ‘America’ Video Here https://youtu.be/wvwCJkGiIo0 Stream ‘America’ Here https://song.link/gb/i/1694487519 Welsh Based Artist Cara Hammond has unveiled a new video for acclaimed new single ‘America’ and announced her Debut UK Tour which will be in November. Support on the tour comes from Rebecca Hurn. ‘America’ is Cara Hammond‘s second self produced single of 2023, following a string of successful festival appearences including Usk’s Green Man Festival, …
Igam-Ogam is one of Mali Hâf’s favorite Welsh words, so he decided to write a song with this title. She identifies with the reality she describes and believes it is onamatopoeia. He has a lot of fun dancing energetically to the song when it’s live. Mali hopes, through the chaotic but catchy electronic beat, to …
Image from Pixabay – CC0 License Basketball is often considered to be an all-American sport. It’s one of the nation’s most popular sports to both watch and play, and the NBA brings in huge amounts of money every year. Yet the US is not the only country to have amazing basketball players, as evidenced by …
Cardiff post-punk outfit ‘Red Telephone’ are set to release their highly anticipated debut album ‘Hollowing Out’ on the 31st March 2023. The only single taken from it ‘Waiting For Your Good Days’ is out now. Hailing from Cardiff, Red Telephone’s richly layered alt-rock could have emanated from a club in Blade Runner’s dystopian LA – …
There is nothing that pairs with New Year’s Eve as well as Champagne (or Prosecco, or Cava). Champagne is an excellent choice to celebrate one door closing and another door opening, but there are a lot of ways to step up your bubbly game – or celebrate with a unique cocktail that is perfect for …
‘Weithiau’ (Sometimes) is an emotionally powerful song that is one half of Chroma’s Double-A single ‘Weithiau / Caru Cyffuriau’. This is the group’s first release after joining the Libertino label. The songs were recorded live to capture the versatile and energetic sound of the Valleys trio by producer Kris Jenkins (Cate Le Bon, SFA, Gruff …
The last two years have been tough on everyone. In fact, there are very few of us whose lives haven’t been altered in some way or another as a result of this recent change of events. For many artists, including musicians, Rolling Stone notes that this unexpected change of life events has affected their livelihoods …
The most exciting new band to break out of Wales in recent years, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard have today shared “Break Right In” — a new track taken from their heavily-anticipated debut album Backhand Deals, which will be released on February 25, 2022 via Missing Piece Records / Communion. The band will make their US debut …
I heard a blurb on the NPR this morning that the classic Charlton Heston sci-fi movie Soylent Green was set in 2022. Surely Rimkus must have something to say about that? Well he DOES! People eating just isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It’s hard to get a uniform fat content (or ANY lean …
It feels fantastic to have Bandicoot back with a brand new single, ‘Life Death and Other Things’ after a summer of re-establishing themselves as one of Wales’s most exciting live bands. Taking its influence from Randy Newman, Bowie’s ‘Station to Station’ and Scott Walker, ‘Life Death and Other Things’ is yet another bold move from …
‘Lights’ the first single to be taken from the ‘Bee Skin Rug’ album is a terrific uplifting burst of energy that works as a fantastic preview of what we can expect from their new works. Harmony flooded and certainly becoming a real automatic-earworm, ‘Lights’ really excels and shows off ‘Lost Tuesday Society’s new material to …
The Emperor of Ice-Cream BY WALLACE STEVENS Call the roller of big cigars,The muscular one, and bid him whipIn kitchen cups concupiscent curds.Let the wenches dawdle in such dressAs they are used to wear, and let the boysBring flowers in last month’s newspapers.Let be be finale of seem.The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. Take from the dresser of deal,Lacking …
Kurt Weill at Sardi’s, 1943. Photo by Dan Grossi/Associated Press I recently embarked with soprano Juliana Brandon on a major project to develop and (when the pandemic lockdown ends) perform our own arrangements of the music of Kurt Weill (1900-1950). There’s a bit more to it than that, and you can read all about it …
Reclaiming for a new generation the poetry of Dylan, the stark beauty and unhinged Rock and Roll of mid-70s John Cale, and Badfinger’s melancholic timeless songcraft, this is Bandicoot. Their sound flows like post-industrial blues through Swansea’s rain-soaked concrete streets. Named for a small but charming Australian mammal, Bandicoot have earned a ferocious reputation, thanks …